ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter had his first career three-goal game and Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 shots on Thursday night as the Minnesota Wild broke out of a scoring slump for a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres to snap a four-game skid. Read More...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Officials say St. Cloud State's Husky Stadium will be ready to host three state high school football games this weekend — despite over 13 inches of snow that fell on St. Cloud earlier this week. Read More...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dwight Howard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 23 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-101 on Wednesday night in the NBA's first regular-season game played south of the border since 1997. Read More...